Date: 02/14/2006

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB06-1191

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON STATE, VETERANS, & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). Th
Refer House Bill 06-1191, as amended, to the Commi
Remove safety clause and the effective date/applic		Pass Without Objection
PASS
Pass Without Objection



02:10 PM -- House Bill 06-1191

Representative Kerr, prime sponsor, provided an overview of House Bill 06-1191, concerning a mandatory recount in an election in which more than one candidate is to be elected. Representative Kerr deferred a question regarding a hypothetical election scenario to future testimony Mr. Bill Compton.


02:13 PM -- Mr. Bill Compton, Office of the Secretary of State, testified in favor of House Bill 06-1191. Mr. Compton explained the clarifying effect of the bill on existing law.


02:14 PM

A discussion occurred regarding the potential for removing the safety clause. Mr. Compton and Ed DeCecco, drafter of the bill from the Office of Legislative Legal Services, joined in the discussion.
BILL:HB06-1191
TIME: 02:15:14 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Remove safety clause and the effective date/applicability clause, replace with standard 90-day language. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Excused
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Rep. Kerr explained prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A).
BILL:HB06-1191
TIME: 02:16:26 PM
MOVED:Cadman
MOTION:Moved prepared amendment L.001 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Lundberg
VOTE
Cadman
Carroll T.
Coleman
Crane
Gallegos
Liston
Lundberg
Schultheis
Todd
Ragsdale
Weissmann
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


Rep. Kerr provided closing comments in favor of House Bill 06-1191.
BILL:HB06-1191
TIME: 02:17:34 PM
MOVED:Schultheis
MOTION:Refer House Bill 06-1191, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 10-0-1 roll call vote.
SECONDED:Cadman
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Carroll T.
Yes
Coleman
Excused
Crane
Yes
Gallegos
Yes
Liston
Yes
Lundberg
Yes
Schultheis
Yes
Todd
Yes
Ragsdale
Yes
Weissmann
Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS